Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s5.t3.31

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Kolkata in 1909; subsequently, he studied Medicine for a few years. In the early years of his career, Sengupta was associated with many newspapers and magazines as reporter and editor. In the late 1920s, he entered the theatre world of Bengal and over the following decades went on to become an eminent personality of the Bengali theatre. Apart from writing many plays, such as ‘*Rokter dheu* (Wave of Blood), Goirik Pataka (The Saffron Flag), Janani (Mother), Bharatbarsho (India) and Kalo taka (Black Money)’, he also dramatised many novels and short stories, including the works of the poets Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. He was associated as a playwright with many theatre companies such as Rang Mahal, Star, Minerva, etc. He was the President of the Indian People’s Theatre Association and an active member of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sahitya Akademi and All India Peace Council. Sengupta visited China as a member of the Indian Cultural Delegation in 1955.